Family and colleagues of a Venezuelan security expert accused of defacing Web sites under the name "Rafa" launched a campaign on Monday to highlight their view that the one-time vandal has reformed himself.
http://www.securityfocus.com/news/10868

You have to wonder what this guy was thinking setting foot in the US, he pissed off the USAF and NASA, did he think they'd forget about him???

The question arises, does the amount of good someone has done compensate for what he has done wrong?

There are lots of stories of how people have turned their knowledge from evil to good, I'm sure a few on this site. Do you think someone has to pay for their crime, ie jail, fines etc, before the slate is clean or can they simply make ammends by helping others?

In this case he hasn't been convicted of anything yet but if they prove what they're accusing him of, he has to do some time.

Your thoughts?